Talk:Traps

Weapon Template

FYI, I have created a Weapon template to add consistency (and yes, a tiny bit of flash) to weapon info pages. Comments are welcome. --Brossow 17:35, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

• Much better. Can we have another header at the bottom of the box for the official descriptions? Users keep insisting on having them in the articles, but sticking them at the top in italics doesn't seem very professional to me. Also, can we color-code each title box to reflect Power Types? Maybe keep the current color for Physical, white text on black or a green color for Shadow, and a red color for Tactical (best I could think of from looking at each symbol). Revengeance 15:51, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
  • If we move the description to the infobox, then (1) the box will be huge for some weapons and, more importantly, (2) for some weapons it will leave virtually no page content. IMHO. -- B.Rossow ^talk_contr 17:08, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
    • Is there a more presentable style of formatting we can apply to them, then? Or a separate box altogether? Revengeance 20:00, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
      • More presentable? And what "them" are we talking about? On wikis, boxes are for at-a-glance reference and the main body of the article is for details, including things like the description (in the base of trap components). What isn't "presentable" to you? Just curious, not being snotty. -- B.Rossow ^talk_contr 20:42, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
        • A block of italic text at the top which has been copy/pasted from MH. We don't need it on mice articles because we can link to mouse pages, but we're stuck with it for traps. Is there a "quote box" or something we can use instead of just throwing it in there? Even if it's at the bottom of the article... I'm just bugged by the fact the articles aren't beginning with their introductory sentences (The Something is a...). Revengeance 05:29, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

Power Type

Should have information not just on the types it is effective against, but very effective and not very effective writeup too. Could possibly list down the mice, or link to the mice page? -- Grexx 18:37, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

• No problem if there's some empirical data to support it. As of right now the only official "not very effective" info I've seen is in non-shadow traps against shadow-type mice. But I've been holed up in Furoma for a long time now, so I may have missed something. -- B.Rossow ^talk_contr 17:08, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

High resolution images

When, or if, we're permitted to upload files, it'd be good to have each image properly prepared. For the sake of formality, we should save base images with the Tacky Glue Trap, weapon images with the Wooden Base, and all images without baited cheese. Keeping them as original PNG files would be nice, too. Here's a checklist; links are ones I've already saved. Revengeance 20:19, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Bases

• Wooden Base
• Wooden Base with Target
• Stone Base
• Explosive Base
• Dehydration Base

Weapons

• Tacky Glue Trap
• High Tension Spring
• 500 Pound Spiked Crusher
• Mouse Mary O'Nette
• Mouse Trebuchet
• Mouse Rocketine
• Swiss Army Mouse Trap
• NVMRC Forcefield Trap
• Mouse DeathBot
• Digby DrillBot
• Sinister Portal
• Ambrosial Portal
• Bottomless Grave
• Zugzwang's Last Move
• Ambush
• DeathBot (Chrome Edition)
• Snow Barrage